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About the underhand grip from ft.

EgptnBalla24 Posts: 46 Joined: 2004/02/24	2004/04/08, 05:10 PM Hey guys this has been bugging me from the beginning and i ignored because i thought i would get stronger or something but...on the FT program for basically all of the bicep excercises it says to do a underhand grip which is instead of having your thumb over the dumbell/barbell, you keep it under, i'm now on week 6 and i did biceps on monday... everytime i do the underhand grip it just hurts.. at first its just harder to do curls, which is fine.. but towards then end of my sets it just tends to be hurting... i can't quite describe the pain but i know it's not a good one. It kind of feels like my fingers are being pulled really hard...lol thats the best i can explain it. Can anyone relate or does anyone have a solution to this problem? I want to receieve good gains... not sure if the grip will make that much difference if i put my thumb over the bar. Thanks for the help guys!:dumbbell
DanielJLove Posts: 320 Joined: 2004/03/30	2004/04/08, 05:28 PM I believe underhand grip means placing the palm under the bar, with the thumb over the bar instead of placing the palm over the bar with the thumb under the bar (reverse curls). Feel free to grasp the bar with your thumb on top. If anyone disagrees feel free to correct me.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/04/08, 08:55 PM NO that is correct the thumb goes over the bar.... -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Pritchard Posts: 1,212 Joined: 2004/03/02	2004/04/10, 09:56 AM surley without the thumb you would just drop the dum/barbell at the top of the movement... -------------- todays post was bought to you by the man of many names (pritchard aka fitchard, fitchy, fitch, adam, sadam, mr bump, forest, dime bar, and my personal favourite burcules ) end post..........NOW
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/04/10, 10:16 AM I believe this is where grip strength would come into play... t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/04/10, 06:46 PM you can do it like that too, you just have to lighten the weight, I do it alot, cause it makes me use all biceps and not forearms, alot of people wrist curl the weight and curl it too, so all the stress is divided between the bicep and the forearms. -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn